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support is grounds for impeachment, imagine what kind of trouble he would get in if he actually fixed the economy or brought about world peace. alan grayson is here, and welcome back inside "the war room" and welcome back to congress. i know i'm a little late saying it, but welcome back. >> thanks i gave a speech about that scenario if the participate brought about world peace, and i said the republicans would accuse him of ruining the military. >> jennifer: do you agree that the executive branch has some degree of authority. >> it's interesting that they want to impeach him before he said what the executive orders were. but as long as they can't impeach him for being black, he is really not in any danger. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: so what are -- what are central floridians telling you about -- i mean this gun issue is very hot today. are you hearing from people in florida about assault weapons versus gun show loopholes? what are you hearing? >> there are a small number of people who are absolutely bent on avoiding any sort of gun control, and we do a lot of polling locally, and there is about 3
support is grounds for impeachment, imagine what kind of trouble he would get in if he actually fixed the economy or brought about world peace. alan grayson is here, and welcome back inside "the war room" and welcome back to congress. i know i'm a little late saying it, but welcome back. >> thanks i gave a speech about that scenario if the participate brought about world peace, and i said the republicans would accuse him of ruining the military. >> jennifer: do you agree...
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i want to see our economy recover. i would like to see this -- stronger labor markets, fiscal policy address the issues that i mentioned. there are a lot of difficult issues out there. i do think things are moving, not as fast as we would like, but in the right direction. i am cautiously optimistic about the next couple of years. >> thank you. [applause]as i mentioned, i am sure that there are a great many questions that have already been shared with our presenters. let me turn the floor to them. quick thank you for your comments chairman bernanke. i am a masters student. the first question is this -- if treasury minted a trillion dollar platinum coin, with the fed have except did it -- accepted it? >> i am not going to give that any oxygen. as you probably know, the treasury and federal reserve -- the treasury issued a statement that we did not think this was the right way to deal with this problem. there are legal issues and policy issues. the right way to deal with this problem, as i said earlier, is for congress to
i want to see our economy recover. i would like to see this -- stronger labor markets, fiscal policy address the issues that i mentioned. there are a lot of difficult issues out there. i do think things are moving, not as fast as we would like, but in the right direction. i am cautiously optimistic about the next couple of years. >> thank you. [applause]as i mentioned, i am sure that there are a great many questions that have already been shared with our presenters. let me turn the floor...
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despite the comments they are still pushing for more aids to egypt's ailing economy. he was considered one of britain's most experienced pilots and worked on the james bond film die another day. peter barns identified as the pilot died in that helicopter crash. barns had reportedly requested to divert an land at another heliport because of bad weather. another person on the ground was killed. to peru rescuers pulling to safety a brazilian hiker feared dead. he was found after an intense search and he is expected to be okay. >>> many said it was the most touching heartbreaking story of the college football season. >> losing your grandmother and girlfriend how would you describe your emotions. >> they are here with me. i couldn't do to without them and the support of my family and my girlfriend's family. >> linebacker te' o learning girlfriend died within 6 hours of his grandmother's death the story may not be what it seem the. we have the details. a lot of people waking up surprised. p brian what do we know? >> it is not going to be easy. i am going through the strange
despite the comments they are still pushing for more aids to egypt's ailing economy. he was considered one of britain's most experienced pilots and worked on the james bond film die another day. peter barns identified as the pilot died in that helicopter crash. barns had reportedly requested to divert an land at another heliport because of bad weather. another person on the ground was killed. to peru rescuers pulling to safety a brazilian hiker feared dead. he was found after an intense search...
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but i want to see our economy recover. i would like to see this. i would like to see the labor market, fiscal policy addressed the issues that were mentioned. obviously difficult issues out there, but i do think things are moving, you know, not as fast as we would like. in that direction i am cautiously optimistic about the next oliviers. >> thank you. [applause] well, as i mentioned, i'm sure that there are a great many questions that have already been shared with our presenters, so let me turn the floor to them. >> thank you for your comments, chairman bernanke command for your comments. i am master's student. the first question is, if treasury had a trillion dollar platinum coin, with they have made in the count? if not, why not. >> well, i'm not going to give that any oxygen. [laughter] as you probably know, the treasury and the federal reserve over the weekend, the treasury issued a statement to which the federal reserve approved stating that we did not think this was the right way to deal with this problem. i mean, there are legal issues, pol
but i want to see our economy recover. i would like to see this. i would like to see the labor market, fiscal policy addressed the issues that were mentioned. obviously difficult issues out there, but i do think things are moving, you know, not as fast as we would like. in that direction i am cautiously optimistic about the next oliviers. >> thank you. [applause] well, as i mentioned, i'm sure that there are a great many questions that have already been shared with our presenters, so let...
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it has to be into the economy. we not only have to inducer and sent people to step on the accelerator to create more jobs. that's a matter of having to rip us from our vacations, tax incentives and so on, that has to be transmitted to the banking system. these banks are in such deep trouble in control so much of the assets have been focused on other things. they are interfering the effectiveness for accommodative monetary policy. if you get people to understand this is hurting job creation in the district come he might more political support. i believe this support is gaining ground. it's not just a question of fairness. it's a question of efficacy. and i believe it is beginning to gain ground. [inaudible] >> that's up to people on the hill and the people that want to support this effort. it takes to fix greater to that. that may mean it's not doable. i don't think so. >> thank you for being with us this evening. i'm at catcher catcher and the university of virginia and i really would like to give you the opportuni
it has to be into the economy. we not only have to inducer and sent people to step on the accelerator to create more jobs. that's a matter of having to rip us from our vacations, tax incentives and so on, that has to be transmitted to the banking system. these banks are in such deep trouble in control so much of the assets have been focused on other things. they are interfering the effectiveness for accommodative monetary policy. if you get people to understand this is hurting job creation in...
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our economy, and the global economy. and i think he needed to be straight up and not say that the essentially what i'll do is look for ways around it. the republican caucus has, as i said ate the beginning, so dramatically changed from when i joined -- which has jurisdiction . the republican party has to decide how much it's willing to game, the economy of the united states. [inaudible] i'm not surprised. [inaudible] negotiations that resolved in a fairly -- [inaudible] have an effect on the regulatory regime, both in this country and europe. going in to that, what your reservation -- [inaudible] the deal that would emerge from the negotiations. what would you be most concerned about? >> i said in a meeting of the group that is looking at this, in my position, stated there was that we should undertake serious discussions between the u.s. and e.u. at the same time, i think we need to be realistic. i was -- [inaudible] what was that? over ten years ago, and i think there were unnecessarily optimistic views about how quickl
our economy, and the global economy. and i think he needed to be straight up and not say that the essentially what i'll do is look for ways around it. the republican caucus has, as i said ate the beginning, so dramatically changed from when i joined -- which has jurisdiction . the republican party has to decide how much it's willing to game, the economy of the united states. [inaudible] i'm not surprised. [inaudible] negotiations that resolved in a fairly -- [inaudible] have an effect on the...
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so it is a large and complex economy. i don't know if you want to talk about the broader economy or not, but we can come back to it if you like. we have been seeing some improvement in the labor market. it is still not where we would like to be. growth has been moderate. there are some positive signs to look at. one of the key positives is housing. as you know, house prices fell about 30% and the amount of construction fell extraordinarily over this recession. now for the first time since 2007 or 2006, we see increases in production. rising house prices will affect household wealth. that is what i hope will be a better year in 2013 and 2014. a few other things that are positive, just to point out, is that state and local governments which had been very contraction remote -- great contraction ary mode, they are in better shape than they were. as a result, they will not be a drag on the academy that they have been in the last few years. -- on the economy that they have been in the last few years. energy. consumers are more
so it is a large and complex economy. i don't know if you want to talk about the broader economy or not, but we can come back to it if you like. we have been seeing some improvement in the labor market. it is still not where we would like to be. growth has been moderate. there are some positive signs to look at. one of the key positives is housing. as you know, house prices fell about 30% and the amount of construction fell extraordinarily over this recession. now for the first time since 2007...
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let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals that are younger and are energetic and they come from all over the world. we have to make sure our education system lifts them to their highest aspirations. when the society ages, it tends to -- it declines. that is the big demographic imperative. i was reviewing one of my favorite books on the roman republic. how did this village on the tiber grow to be the absolute leader of the known world in a few hundred years? it expanded its territory by plunder, by what ever. details. it was not pretty. [laughter] it added people, it kept getting bigger and incorporated the p
let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals...
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road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. >>> initial estimates say the crowd at yesterday's inaugural was at least 1 million people. that's down from the 1.8 million who came out to see president obama sworn in the first time, but even so, a turnout of a million people put's obama's second inaugural at one of the biggest ever. look at that crowd. it's almost double who turned out to see george w.'s second inaugural and tops the 800,000 who saw bill clinton sworn in. before obama the previous crowd estimate record was 1.2 million who came out for lbj, lyndon johnson's inaugural back in '65. we'll be right back. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at dev
road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. >>> initial estimates say the crowd at yesterday's inaugural was at least 1 million people. that's down from the 1.8 million who came out to see president obama sworn in the first time, but even so, a turnout of a million people put's obama's...
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obama and these actions they have imposed are squeezing iran, collapsed the oil export part of the economy of iran, and the iranian currency is in free fall. they're feeling a lot of pressure but we don't know a lot about khomeini and how he sees the world. this was a line meant to reach him specifically and i think that is -- this is part of moving to what "the new york times" talked about before, which is the probability of bilateral negotiations between iran and the united states. >> well, you know, richard, here in the politics of america, you're overseas in the risky areas and i'll talk to you about that later, but it seems to me the people heard the same message on both sides of the american argument. i noticed today the qukly standard. bill cross toll and i found the same line of the president's speech the most memorable about turning enemies in friends. two points, first our forbearers were only able to win the peace because they first crushed our enemies in war. but under president obama we're not committed to winning our wars we're committed to ending them. does obama really thin
obama and these actions they have imposed are squeezing iran, collapsed the oil export part of the economy of iran, and the iranian currency is in free fall. they're feeling a lot of pressure but we don't know a lot about khomeini and how he sees the world. this was a line meant to reach him specifically and i think that is -- this is part of moving to what "the new york times" talked about before, which is the probability of bilateral negotiations between iran and the united states....
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so when the economy goes up, we are doing well. and when consumer confidence goes down we have the roller coaster effect with our tax base. host: an economic overview of your city, where your tax structure comes from and who are your largest employers. guest: it is the largest city in our stated. we're the home to our state capitol, to a large hospital system which is our largest employer and also the army's largest training base in the world. we have a sensitive tax structure that sees 2/3 of our real estate not on our tax. our primary comes from our tax sment and our water that serve it is region. we've watched our unemployment decrease, we've out paced the national economy. last year we saw $1.1 billion in national investment. our focus has been on investing in our urban core and doing it together. a great focus on riegism. >> a question to both of you with debt in this country cities do that by floating bonds which explain how that works in mesa, arrest arrest and what that works for and how it's paid off. guest: we like to say
so when the economy goes up, we are doing well. and when consumer confidence goes down we have the roller coaster effect with our tax base. host: an economic overview of your city, where your tax structure comes from and who are your largest employers. guest: it is the largest city in our stated. we're the home to our state capitol, to a large hospital system which is our largest employer and also the army's largest training base in the world. we have a sensitive tax structure that sees 2/3 of...
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however, if the economy falls through the floor again, listen, there's nothing you can do. rail cars get hammered, they are very cyclical. secondly, we know the real bull market is in tank cars, which comprised 70% of the rail car industry backlogs. isn't that amazing? it's huge. even better, tank cars are higher margin propositions. and the long backlog means the pricing for these tanks are going to go higher. there are four main players in the business. trinity, greenbeyer and american rail car. we don't want just any rail cars, we want tank cars. and the two names with the most exposure are american rail car, which is symbol arii and trinity industries, i used to talk about that a lot in the old days, trn. if you're looking for a way to play the space, these are the two you've got to go with. american rail car is a pure play on this business, one that gets 20% of the sales from tank cars, i think the most leverage to the bull market and as well as the upside and a 2.8% yield. trinity on the other hand is the broadest supplier out there. it also happens to be a multi-indu
however, if the economy falls through the floor again, listen, there's nothing you can do. rail cars get hammered, they are very cyclical. secondly, we know the real bull market is in tank cars, which comprised 70% of the rail car industry backlogs. isn't that amazing? it's huge. even better, tank cars are higher margin propositions. and the long backlog means the pricing for these tanks are going to go higher. there are four main players in the business. trinity, greenbeyer and american rail...
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economy. at the same time with quite a bit to do to address our long-term sustainability issues. a lot more work to do, let me be very clear about that. but it's going to be a long haul. it's not going to happen overnight. basically because the government budget represents the values and priorities of the public, and decisions been made about what to spend on, what you tax and so on are very difficult and contentious decisions that will take some time to address. >> well, those is to use -- those issues of course are not the specific purdy of the fed, and so why do we shift gears and talk more specifically about some things that the fed is doing and things that the fed might do. perhaps a way to introduce that is to say that the fed of course is keeping interest rates at close to zero since roughly 2008, and it dug pretty deep into its arsenal, more recently in terms of in particular the very massive asset purchases recently launched its third round, which are intended to bring long-term inter
economy. at the same time with quite a bit to do to address our long-term sustainability issues. a lot more work to do, let me be very clear about that. but it's going to be a long haul. it's not going to happen overnight. basically because the government budget represents the values and priorities of the public, and decisions been made about what to spend on, what you tax and so on are very difficult and contentious decisions that will take some time to address. >> well, those is to use...
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. >> they are going with the american economy and the global economy. closer you get to the fiscal cliff, i think the less likely it is that the u.s. will be funded over and. >> okay, let me ask about tax reform. mutual political last week that a balanced approach to placing the sequester with benefits and revenues should accelerate tax reform, and i believe it's fully possible this year we work on a bipartisan basis. how does that square with the people that say that the tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling and needing to deal with the debt ceiling and the looming sequester and house republicans concerned that if they do anything on tax reform, that they may leave themselves open to the senate not taking action. therefore, they have taken in on popular vote for no reason. >> first of all we have to solve this debt crisis in terms of sequestration and in terms of the full faith and credit of the u.s. and. we are not going to accomplish tax reform in the next six weeks. so we have a deadline that cannot basically be moved for what we nee
. >> they are going with the american economy and the global economy. closer you get to the fiscal cliff, i think the less likely it is that the u.s. will be funded over and. >> okay, let me ask about tax reform. mutual political last week that a balanced approach to placing the sequester with benefits and revenues should accelerate tax reform, and i believe it's fully possible this year we work on a bipartisan basis. how does that square with the people that say that the tax reform...
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the caps should go up when the economy is strong and be adjusted down when the economy is not. as i mentioned, we need to expand the number of green cards for foreign nationals who graduate from our colleges and universities with advanced degrees. even with high unemployment we have millions of job openings that go unfilled. either the workers come here to fill those jobs, or let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, those jobs go somewhere else. and when they do, other jobs go with them. we also need a workable, reliable national employee verification program. now, the e-verify program has been dramatically improved. we are ready to move forward with it nationally provided there is strong preemption language for state and local laws, no obligation to reverify the whole team -- i know companies with 35, 50,000 employees. we certainly don't have to do that. and we need safe harbor for good faith efforts by employers. finally, we need to provide a path out of the shadows for 11 million undocumented immigrants who live in the united states today. with the understanding they will meet
the caps should go up when the economy is strong and be adjusted down when the economy is not. as i mentioned, we need to expand the number of green cards for foreign nationals who graduate from our colleges and universities with advanced degrees. even with high unemployment we have millions of job openings that go unfilled. either the workers come here to fill those jobs, or let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, those jobs go somewhere else. and when they do, other jobs go with them. we also...
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the economy revving up in the fourth quarter. phil flynn of price futures group is in the trading pits of the cme for us. >> the most exciting thing that i heard today was that api report. yes, the man did that to the lowest level in over 16 years. production, the highest level since before the civil war, consider that. up 16%. that is an incredible number. it is really changing the global energy market. there will still be some risk factors going into the weekend. we are a little bit concerned. right now, prices are staying pretty steady. there are a lot of market ahead of this three-day holiday weekend. melissa: i am surprised that that kind of data does not have an impact on price. >> partly, it is because of the economics. the dollar viewpoint. demand growth in the future. the other issue is that what we will see is the global marketplace, as well, starting to get out into the global marketplace. it will drive up the cost of wti. really, you have to look at this bread. you know, we will see falling prices in europe. lower pro
the economy revving up in the fourth quarter. phil flynn of price futures group is in the trading pits of the cme for us. >> the most exciting thing that i heard today was that api report. yes, the man did that to the lowest level in over 16 years. production, the highest level since before the civil war, consider that. up 16%. that is an incredible number. it is really changing the global energy market. there will still be some risk factors going into the weekend. we are a little bit...
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we need to diversify our local economy in virginia. i hope we can work with both of our senators to get this done. host: we are talking with representative scott rigell. this is a headline in "the washington post." she talks about a new freshman class of republicans and your class as well that had been a headache for the speaker. there will be a test on tuesday. where do you come down on this? guest: i think we have been good for the speaker. i am not dodging the questione. everybody needs to shoot straight. i do not know how i will vote on the particular bill. it has only come out in the last day or so. we have not anticipated and planned for these type of natural disasters. you would think we would have budgeted enough. either we're not done a good estimates or we are spending far more than we should. i will be evaluating that. i know there will be some amendments. there are some things that i don't think most americans would not funded. therein lies the challenge. every bill we vote on on typically has some things that are good and
we need to diversify our local economy in virginia. i hope we can work with both of our senators to get this done. host: we are talking with representative scott rigell. this is a headline in "the washington post." she talks about a new freshman class of republicans and your class as well that had been a headache for the speaker. there will be a test on tuesday. where do you come down on this? guest: i think we have been good for the speaker. i am not dodging the questione. everybody...
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house or in the senate who broke ranks publicly and said actually, purposefully driving the american economy into a ditch to make a point that even we don't understand and that is against the constitution, that might not be a great idea. nobody broke ranks when the republicans did this in 2011. nobody on the republican side. but today on the republican side somebody did. today republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska broke ranks. she gave an interview to her hometown newspaper in alaska, she says she disagrees threatening the country with default. quote, murkowski is breaking rank, saying the country has a duty to assure it pays its bills. murkowski said not all of her colleagues in the senate will say it out loud, but she believes most agree that failing to raise the debt limit would harm perception of the country. quote, if you incur an obligation, you have a responsibility to pay for that, murkowski said. time is going the tell if lisa murkowski is the first republican to break ranks or if she is the only republican to break with republican leadership on this issue. but the fact that s
house or in the senate who broke ranks publicly and said actually, purposefully driving the american economy into a ditch to make a point that even we don't understand and that is against the constitution, that might not be a great idea. nobody broke ranks when the republicans did this in 2011. nobody on the republican side. but today on the republican side somebody did. today republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska broke ranks. she gave an interview to her hometown newspaper in alaska, she...
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will a rebound in the world's second largest economy be good news on world series? china's growth products sped up by a faster than expected 7.9% in the fourth quarter. we'll see how investors react and how long it will last. >>> stocks came to live thursday thanks to a jump in housing starts and the lowest weekly jobless claim numbers since january 2008. after the bell, chip make intel ticked lower. more corporate reports ahead today, including general electric and morgan stanley. >>> gold prices settled around $1690. meaning this 177 ounce gold nugget reportedly discovered with a medal detecter in australia is worth just under $300,000. pretty good find. >>> toyota has settled the first in a string of wrongful and injury deaths overunintended acceleration. the family of a utah couple killed when a toyota slammed into the wall will collect an undisclosed sum from the automaker. >>> oprah winfrey's interview with lance armstrong has brought a pretty penny for her cable network. ad slots sold at a premium was expeced to sell out. oprah bolstered the ratings by 32% la
will a rebound in the world's second largest economy be good news on world series? china's growth products sped up by a faster than expected 7.9% in the fourth quarter. we'll see how investors react and how long it will last. >>> stocks came to live thursday thanks to a jump in housing starts and the lowest weekly jobless claim numbers since january 2008. after the bell, chip make intel ticked lower. more corporate reports ahead today, including general electric and morgan stanley....
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the first one is how is the economy. we are the sixth fastest-growing state in the nation and we should be proud of that. [applause] just to talk about some of our major industries, everybody talks about the history of autos. i talk about it as our victory industries. agriculture, automotive centrism. i'm into the auto show just this week. it's a wonderful thing to see. the automotive industry is back in our country, 14 million units sold. right here in michigan, as lester we produced over 2.25 million units of those 14 million units that were assembled right here in michigan and we should be proud of that. [applause] also the winners of the cars of the year. if you want the best come you buy it from a michigan company. [applause] on agriculture, we continue to do well. we had a freeze early in the year, it devastated some of our fruit crops. and that was terrible. we had drought issues. but overall we had a strong year, we had record production and sugarbeet production and wheat. back in 2011, i worked with the farm bur
the first one is how is the economy. we are the sixth fastest-growing state in the nation and we should be proud of that. [applause] just to talk about some of our major industries, everybody talks about the history of autos. i talk about it as our victory industries. agriculture, automotive centrism. i'm into the auto show just this week. it's a wonderful thing to see. the automotive industry is back in our country, 14 million units sold. right here in michigan, as lester we produced over 2.25...
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and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with the same solution, there has to be additional revenue and spending cuts to make this work. but my friends on the other side have had two national campaigns promising to restore funds to the medicare program and increase defense spend big over $2 trillion over the next 10 years. that's $2.7 trillion additional in the two largest spending program. we do need an honest conversation about this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is r
and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together....
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billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. >>> we knew that we must find practical controls over blind economic forces and blindly selfish men. >> we have been warned by the power of modern methods that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself. >> 2. dr in 1937, ike in 1957. we're told that president obama setting both those inaugural addresses as he prepares for his own. let's talk about that on our roundtable and bring you in, george will. one of the reasons he might be reaching back into history is that if you look at recent second inaugurals, not all that memorable and recent second terms not great records. >> i would guess he would reach back
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so there's a lot of thingness the economy where we know this where is the economy is going. we want to do it faster, but we also want to do it in a sustainable way, and the united states should want to lead in how we do that. >> mr. levin in the politics of abundance, there are several instances where you say the president could act on his own without congressional approval. what are some of those instances? >> guest: well, we lay out, for example, in the area of education, we -- i think the secretary of education has done great job of laying the foundation and now it's a question of how to accelerate it. certain things where the president works with the department of education could, for example, create a data exchange system which allows to us digitize and personalize education, very similar kind of thing in healthcare. so all kinds of different things the president using executive authority as in fact they have laid the foundation for already, could act to really accelerate that movement toward the digital platform. >> host: where does congress come in. >> in. >> guest: i
so there's a lot of thingness the economy where we know this where is the economy is going. we want to do it faster, but we also want to do it in a sustainable way, and the united states should want to lead in how we do that. >> mr. levin in the politics of abundance, there are several instances where you say the president could act on his own without congressional approval. what are some of those instances? >> guest: well, we lay out, for example, in the area of education, we -- i...
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economy. if i were a cubin i sure would like that to continue, and i would do everything i could to to get that to continue i think it is waning and it hit a high water mark and it is reseeding and i think that serves certainly the purposes of the united states and i think that's fine. i don't blame the countries that are receiving subsidized oil shipments. i would love for somebody to subsidize, you know, the things that i need to buy. that's in their own self-interest and the need to be thinking about what's going to happen because let's go back. if you take some of the data talked about on the economy, and you are the next, you are the government of venezuela, the easiest place to cut back is where you are getting away. if i am the recipient of that oil, i would be worried right now. that's just in the self-interest of the government of venezuela if you have a deficit, you know, stop giving away, stop subsidizing sales to people. that would be the logical thing to do. and if you had a gover
economy. if i were a cubin i sure would like that to continue, and i would do everything i could to to get that to continue i think it is waning and it hit a high water mark and it is reseeding and i think that serves certainly the purposes of the united states and i think that's fine. i don't blame the countries that are receiving subsidized oil shipments. i would love for somebody to subsidize, you know, the things that i need to buy. that's in their own self-interest and the need to be...
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the fact is they do negotiate higher time, their workers but that comes with a cost to the whole economy, making it less dynamic, less easy for businesses to hire more workers and at a time when we have 8% unemployment, that's not something that a lot of businesses can afford. >> now, a lot of those same union leaders say, you get what you pay for, and there are offering cut raitt salaries to workers who might appreciate the jobs, but in the end, aren't going to be very happy in those jobs. what do you think? >> i think overall people are gibbing to see that unions are out to help union worker but very often at the expense of nonunion works and that's where we're getting in trouble. the american public at large is overwhelmingly moving sort of -- public support is moving against unions, gallup found that 42% would like to see unions be less influential. they feel at if there are negotiations going on for union workers but they come at a cost for all workers, creating less opportunity for all workers and for the economy at large. what is the message. you say lab you wins every time. union
the fact is they do negotiate higher time, their workers but that comes with a cost to the whole economy, making it less dynamic, less easy for businesses to hire more workers and at a time when we have 8% unemployment, that's not something that a lot of businesses can afford. >> now, a lot of those same union leaders say, you get what you pay for, and there are offering cut raitt salaries to workers who might appreciate the jobs, but in the end, aren't going to be very happy in those...
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i bet that this is one of these moments where the world economies are going to be better. i say that because it is the same batehavior i've seen over d over and over again. they are days to buy, not sell. in order to get into this bull market, here is the bottom line, i think this market is simply taking a snooze after a big bull run. but wakes itself up perhaps with my clock and if history serves me right, they go higher not lower and it is turned out that their evaluations ended up being catalysts galore. bob in florida, bob >> it is fwrat to tais great to. south florida by way of teaneck, new jersey. i'm calling about krispy kreme donuts. i sold it and forgot about it and now it seems like they reinvented themselves. the stock is up 70% since mid november and still trading. even talk about take over. >> i believe there is a turn going on. it has been ages since i looked at it. the last time i looked at it i chipped my tooth. i will do more work on it and see where this one can stop. nobody does know. robert in massachusetts, robert. >> booyah jim, hail from massachusett
i bet that this is one of these moments where the world economies are going to be better. i say that because it is the same batehavior i've seen over d over and over again. they are days to buy, not sell. in order to get into this bull market, here is the bottom line, i think this market is simply taking a snooze after a big bull run. but wakes itself up perhaps with my clock and if history serves me right, they go higher not lower and it is turned out that their evaluations ended up being...
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economy. if i were the cubans, i sure would like that to continue, and i would do everything i could to get that to continue. i think the influence of venezuela and toover chavismo is waning. it hit a high water mark and is receding, and i think that serves, certainly, the purposes of the united states. and i think that's fine. and if i were the people -- listen, i don't, i don't blame the countries that are receiving subsidized oil shipments from venezuela. i would love for somebody to subsidize the things i need to buy. you know, that's in their own self-interest. but they need to be thinking about what's going to happen. because let's go back. if you take some of the data that russ and chris have talked about on the economy and you are the next, you are the government of venezuela, i mean, the easiest places to cut back are in the oil you're giving away. and so if i'm the recipient of that oil, i'd be worried right now. i mean, that's just, you know, in the self-interest of the government o
economy. if i were the cubans, i sure would like that to continue, and i would do everything i could to get that to continue. i think the influence of venezuela and toover chavismo is waning. it hit a high water mark and is receding, and i think that serves, certainly, the purposes of the united states. and i think that's fine. and if i were the people -- listen, i don't, i don't blame the countries that are receiving subsidized oil shipments from venezuela. i would love for somebody to...
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and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through sequester, or a continuing resolution to do it. we owe it to the american people to make sure we take this uncertainty away from them. we saw what that uncertainty does in terms of impact in their pensions and their 401k's. we look at this congress and i think the congress looks to this body to return to regular order. i know we has the lead -- we have the leadership to do that. by returning to regular order, we can get at the difficult things. the issue is health care costs. that is true. mr. ryan has pointed out the issue is health care
and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through...
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it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small impact at the pump. some say it will add more -- if you just think of basic economics, having a reliable source steady would actually lower it a few cents. but if you are looking at $1 decrease because of this, there is no silver bullet like that out there. but it does provide as the energy security that we do not have when we are so reliant on opec. host: stephen from laurel, maryland, on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for c-span. from my understanding on the previous discussion about the keystone xl, the last congressional session,
it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small...
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inherited a population deeply unhappy with the direction of the country and the economy. he established mainstream conservative government. by his second inauguration, a majority of the country believed in his message. >> we ask things of government that government was not equipped to give. we yielded authority to the national government that property belonged to states or to local governments or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings, and watched the great industrial machine that had made us the most productive people on earth slow down and the number of unemployed increase. >> times change. a nation and its people evolve. the philosophy president obama promoted when he ran for president in 2008 is now mainstream political thinking in this country. >> that's the promise of america. the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation. the fundamental belief that i am my brother's keeper, i am my sister's keeper. that's the promise we need to keep. that's the change we need righ
inherited a population deeply unhappy with the direction of the country and the economy. he established mainstream conservative government. by his second inauguration, a majority of the country believed in his message. >> we ask things of government that government was not equipped to give. we yielded authority to the national government that property belonged to states or to local governments or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and inflation to rob us of our earnings and...
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. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the economy. >> we talk to white house strategist david plouffe and our powerhouse roundtable, abc's george will, matthew dowd and cokie roberts plus former michigan governor, jennifer granholm, for the democrats and former presidential candidate rick santorum for the republicans. ♪ plus, how will the inaugural set the tone for the second term? we ask the star co-chairing the president's committee. eva longoria joins us live.
. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the economy. >> we talk to white house strategist david plouffe and our powerhouse roundtable, abc's george will, matthew dowd and cokie roberts plus former michigan governor, jennifer granholm, for the democrats and former presidential candidate rick santorum for the republicans. ♪ plus, how will the inaugural set the tone for the second term? we ask the star co-chairing the president's committee. eva longoria joins...
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economy as hostages. >> they will not collect our ransom in exchange for crashing the american economy. the financial well-being of the american people is not leveraged to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> now, house speaker john boehner responded quickly saying house republicans will do the right thing. they will be responsible, they will meet america's obligations and make sure the government does not shut down. he tried to take that specter off the table. but this is a very tough fight that's getting more and more problematic, larry, because the president said he's going to break the habit of crisis-driven fiscal negotiations. if he's going to succeed in that, somebody is going to have to break and it may have to be soon because treasury secretary geithner said this afternoon we could hit the debt ceiling and exhaust all the extraordinary measures he's been taking as soon as one month from now. >> you know, john, 2010, 2011, the 2012 he negotiated. he voted aga
economy as hostages. >> they will not collect our ransom in exchange for crashing the american economy. the financial well-being of the american people is not leveraged to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> now, house speaker john boehner responded quickly saying house republicans will do the right thing. they will be responsible, they will meet america's...
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libertarians wet dream it's a government in which the atlases of industry are given free rein to control the economy to control just how they're regulated to control how much they pay in taxes and control how much they pay their workers it should be noted here that ironically john mackey describes himself as a libertarian someone who wants to get government out of the way someone wants the corporations to perform the functions that many think should be the functions of government at least when it comes to economic affairs. in one. hundred eighty three most illini finally got his chance to bring fascism to fruition in italy he dissolved the italian parliament and replaced it with the camaro defy. sione forgive my terrible italian in english it means the chamber of the fascist corporations members of the chamber were not selected to represent particular regional constituencies like members of congress are here but instead to represent various aspects of italian industry and trade they were the corporate leaders of italy. imagine that if the house of representatives was dissolved and replaced by a coun
libertarians wet dream it's a government in which the atlases of industry are given free rein to control the economy to control just how they're regulated to control how much they pay in taxes and control how much they pay their workers it should be noted here that ironically john mackey describes himself as a libertarian someone who wants to get government out of the way someone wants the corporations to perform the functions that many think should be the functions of government at least when...
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on the economy. his speech was supposed to be uplifting. republicans feel like for them to help steer the economy in the right direction, you have to get bending under control. with democrats, when they want to push jobs, it involves more stimulus spending. the two sides clash. they have never been able to pass some bills because it included stimulus that democrats wanted to pass. republicans want to get the economy going in the right direction and reduced spending. reduced federal regulations. repeal parts of obamacare. this is what job creation is about. that is part of the reason why congress is not passed these measures is because the two sides have opposite views on what it would take to create new jobs in america. that will continue. caller: i am calling in about the abortion and gay -- ia am fr contraceptives and they read killed -- date rape pills. as far as what it says in the bible, yes, it is against it. it says judge not lest you be judged. as far as the gay people go, i do not know anybody gay but i am for the rights of the gay
on the economy. his speech was supposed to be uplifting. republicans feel like for them to help steer the economy in the right direction, you have to get bending under control. with democrats, when they want to push jobs, it involves more stimulus spending. the two sides clash. they have never been able to pass some bills because it included stimulus that democrats wanted to pass. republicans want to get the economy going in the right direction and reduced spending. reduced federal regulations....
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melissa: is good for the economy, good for jobs, what is your main message? >> fracking has never polluted water sources. at least the head of the epa, she said that twice to congress, not a single piece of scientific evidence to show the fracking -- melissa: because there is no evidence, people have not been out there looking at it, have not been focused long enough. just trying to be the devil's advocate. >> fracking has been going on in america since 1947. there is a big test pool. we would have known about it by now. every step to fracking it is scientific reports. this is one place where the science is settled. fracking has been going on since 1947. melissa: do you think you'll be able to reach enough people out there o where does the name of matt damon reach more people? >> it has zerasked nominations, a very interesting phenomenon. we will be on tv and that is great, every american, most americans will have a chance to see it. on access to january 22, 9:00 p.m. eastern. melissa: you have to get your plug-in. thank you for coming on. time for today's fu
melissa: is good for the economy, good for jobs, what is your main message? >> fracking has never polluted water sources. at least the head of the epa, she said that twice to congress, not a single piece of scientific evidence to show the fracking -- melissa: because there is no evidence, people have not been out there looking at it, have not been focused long enough. just trying to be the devil's advocate. >> fracking has been going on in america since 1947. there is a big test...
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can transpire over the next four years and how that plays into his agenda which is gun control, the economy, health care overhaul. >> and foreign policy is always an issue. so you have the arab spring. most people think that that could be ushering a lot of democracy into the middle east, but we don't know. there's still a lot of tension there. that's going to be an issue for him, as well. >> the plate is full. so enjoy the party today, because the work starts tomorrow. in fact, some republicans are having a little retreat in vegas right now to get out of d.c. so hopefully the partisanship eases a little bit. >> about 100 of them have departed. >> never dull. >>> also some other news this morning, we want to wish our friend and colleague barbara walters a speedy recovery. she was hospitalized saturday after a minor fall in washington. barbara, who is now 83 years old, fell on the stairs at the british ambassador's residence and cut her forehead. she is alert and telling everyone what to do, which is a good sign. she's in the hospital for tests and for some observation. and will not be unfort
can transpire over the next four years and how that plays into his agenda which is gun control, the economy, health care overhaul. >> and foreign policy is always an issue. so you have the arab spring. most people think that that could be ushering a lot of democracy into the middle east, but we don't know. there's still a lot of tension there. that's going to be an issue for him, as well. >> the plate is full. so enjoy the party today, because the work starts tomorrow. in fact, some...
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we are going to put this nation 's economy on a sustainable path to the future. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce you to a magnificent first lady, michelle obama and the guy she hangs out with, my friend, president barack obama. [applause]hey. [applause]i thought you weren't coming out! i thought you weren't coming. but you changed your mind. [applause]>> hi, everybody. [applause]excuse our tardiness, but you know what? when stevie wonder has a few words to say to you, you don't rush stevie wonder. pardon our delay. [applause]thank you so much. thank you for that kind introduction. more importantly, thank you for your leadership. [applause]i love joe biden. [applause]i love jill a little bit more. [laughter]but i want to thank you both for making this journey so much more fun. our families have bonded and this has just been a phenomenal four years. i am ready to do four mark with both of you. -- four more with both of you. most of all, i want to thank all of you here tonight for everything you have done to bring this inauguration to life. th
we are going to put this nation 's economy on a sustainable path to the future. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce you to a magnificent first lady, michelle obama and the guy she hangs out with, my friend, president barack obama. [applause]hey. [applause]i thought you weren't coming out! i thought you weren't coming. but you changed your mind. [applause]>> hi, everybody. [applause]excuse our tardiness, but you know what? when stevie wonder has a few words to say to...
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the economy is hurting. the economy is waiting to take off if the president and the senate that is bogging down bills that would free up the economy to go -- if they would get out of the way, this economy would go and people would get to work, wouldn't need unemployment and wouldn't need to beg to the master government, but do it on their own as free people. it's time to get back to following the rule of law. it's time to get back to having a government that doesn't put off the current debt on future generations, because if we don't , our names will not be called blessed by future jean rations. den jations. we will be cursed. it is my prayer that we get to be responsible in the coming months and the only way we can get there is if people are honest about our history. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will remind members to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president for what purpose does the gentleman from texas
the economy is hurting. the economy is waiting to take off if the president and the senate that is bogging down bills that would free up the economy to go -- if they would get out of the way, this economy would go and people would get to work, wouldn't need unemployment and wouldn't need to beg to the master government, but do it on their own as free people. it's time to get back to following the rule of law. it's time to get back to having a government that doesn't put off the current debt on...
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the financials are a pure play against an improving economy. that is a procyclical type investment strategy looking at industrial financial technology. i think that is where we are. liz: american express, you also like leucadia as another pic. i guess it acts as a dow component. would love to know your perspective right now. >> they put out a good number today. again, here' here is another sin where management is running the business very well. additionally they have the right kind of finance in here right now, the upper echelon client, those people who pay their bills and pay them on time, you also have the benefit getting exposure in the emerging market. one of the keys for being successful for big businesses right now is to make sure you have exposure in these emerging markets. that is where real growth is happening and they could offset to that 2% growth rate we are experiencing in the u.s. that is one of the things you havlook for in these markets rit now. david: information technology, you are big on ebay. why? >> if you look at what ebay
the financials are a pure play against an improving economy. that is a procyclical type investment strategy looking at industrial financial technology. i think that is where we are. liz: american express, you also like leucadia as another pic. i guess it acts as a dow component. would love to know your perspective right now. >> they put out a good number today. again, here' here is another sin where management is running the business very well. additionally they have the right kind of...
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economy. it would slow down our growth, might tip us into recession, and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening -- of the united states of america not paying its bills -- is irresponsible. it's absurd. as the speaker said two years ago, it would be -- and i'm quoting speaker boehner now -- "a financial disaster, not only for us, but for the worldwide economy." so we've got to pay our bills. and republicans in congress have two choices here: they can act responsibly, and pay america's bills, or they can act irresponsibly, and put america through another economic crisis. but they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly, because time is running short. the last time republicans in congress even flirted with this idea
economy. it would slow down our growth, might tip us into recession, and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening -- of the united states of america not paying its bills -- is irresponsible. it's absurd. as the speaker said two years ago, it would be -- and i'm quoting speaker boehner now -- "a financial disaster, not only for us, but for the worldwide economy." so we've got to pay our bills. and republicans in congress have two...
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but i think we have to deal with some of the consolidation issues. >> who are the people in the economy that you rely on during this time? >> it kind of depends on the issue. those on food safety issues and, you know, this debacle with the farm bill, we haven't had a lot of support from anyone, certainly not debbie stabenow, who i used to work with and it's very disappointing. as well as the senator from michigan that we thought we could send to some of these two companies. it's not a joke. people have to keep these elected officials honest and you have to have their constituency. so that is really what our organizers have focused on. >> you mean that organic food is not worth anything? that is something else that the industry influence and paid for. i don't think much of it. >> thank you so much for coming. we really appreciate it. [applause] >> wenonah hauter is the director of food and weather watch. for more information visit food and weather watch.org. >> we are here with judge block. you were brought into the court in 1994. >> yes, i was nominated by president clinton and recommen
but i think we have to deal with some of the consolidation issues. >> who are the people in the economy that you rely on during this time? >> it kind of depends on the issue. those on food safety issues and, you know, this debacle with the farm bill, we haven't had a lot of support from anyone, certainly not debbie stabenow, who i used to work with and it's very disappointing. as well as the senator from michigan that we thought we could send to some of these two companies. it's not...